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Prevalence of abnormal glycometabolism in patients with chronic hepatitis C and related risk factors in China.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jan 2011
Wang Li-Fen, Wu Chi-Hong, Shan Yuan, Fan Xiao-Hong, Huo Na, Lu Hai-Ying, Xu Xiao-Yuan
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BACKGROUND: An epidemiologic link between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and abnormal glycometabolism had been established. This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance, and to explore the relation between insulin resistance and hepatitis C virus genotype, serum hepatitis C virus-RNA level in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients. METHODS: Three hundred and...
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